Prem Shanker Goel

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Prem Shanker Goel
ISRO
Special Achievement Award
Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Research Award

Prem Shanker Goel is an Indian space scientist,

Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[7]

Biography

Born on 20 April 1947

Attitude Control System for spinning RS-1 satellite but later shifted to the Bengaluru centre to join the Aryabhata (satellite) team.[3]

Over the years, Goel has served as the chairman of the Spacecraft System Advisory Board for

Department of Ocean Development,[2] a post he held till 2008.[3] During his tenure there, the department was developed into a full-fledged ministry, Ministry of Earth Sciences, by combining the departments of ocean, atmosphere, geoscience and atmosphere. The next move was as the Chairman of Recruitment and Assessment Centre of the Defence Research and Development Organisation. He is the incumbent Honorary Distinguished Professor at ISRO and holds the Professor M. G. K. Menon DRDO Chair.[3][1]

Goel is credited with the development of the

IRS-V project in the development of zero momentum biased III-axis control system and in the INSAT-II project in the development of configuration momentum biased attitude control system.[3] He has also been involved in the development of TES, SRE missions and other communication and scientific missions.[3][2]

The first chairman of the Earth Commission, a global forum of scientists.[8] and a member of several professional organizations such as the International Academy of Astronautics, Paris and the Indian National Academy of Engineering,[3][4] Goel has over 100 scientific papers to his credit,[2] published in peer reviewed national and international journals.[3] He has also attended many conferences and seminars to deliver keynote addresses.[4]

Awards and recognitions

Prem Shanker Goel is an elected Fellow of the

Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.[3]

Goel received the Special Achievement Award in 1975 for the Aryabhata project and Hari Om Ashram Prerit Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Research Award in 1983.[5] In 1992, he was awarded the ASI Lifetime Achievement Award by the Aeronautical Society of India.[3][5] The same year, he received the VASVIK Industrial Research Award followed by Om Prakash Bhasin Award in 1995.[5] The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2001.[3][5] He is also a recipient of ISRO Distinguished Scientist Award.[3]

See also

  • Department of Ocean Development
  • Indian Space Research Organization
  • Bhaskara I
  • Bhaskara II

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "IAS". IAS. 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Department of Science and Technology". Department of Science and Technology. 1 June 2005. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "INSA". INSA. 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d "Getty Images". Getty Images. 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "INFLIBNET". INFLIBNET. 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  6. ^ "My Coordinates". My Coordinates. January 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Earth Commission". Earth Commission. 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  9. ^ "NASI". NASI. 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

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